I was out in the backyard taking some pictures yesterday and felt the need to post a couple of pictures and start a discussion about container size. See the following 2 pictures of Trachycarpus Fortunei that were germinated in March 2006, and transplanted to a 20oz red plastic up (see picture 1) . In March 2007 I moved one of them to a 1 gallon container and they were set side by side on a bench in my backyard where they both received about 3 hours (10:00 am to 1:00 pm) of sun a day this summer 2007.

Its not as easy to tell from the pictures , but the Trach Fortunei in Pic #2 (the 1 gallon container) is almost twice as big as Pic #1 (the 20oz cup).

My plans are to keep track of these two and next year plant #1 into a 2 gallon container and see if it explodes with growth as I am sure its root system will be very well established and ready for growth.

Anybody have similar experiences with container size?

Pic #1 - Trachy Fortunei - germinated 3/2006

Pic # 2 - Trachy Fortunei - 1 gallon container